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[PennsylvaniaMom]

“He gave his life for tourism.”

Sorry. Could. Not. Resist.

[Alex Murphy]

From the looks of the picture, those chariots boasted 2HP.

[yarddog]

There was a TV show several years back about ancient chariots. I do remember them mentioning the Egyptian ones.

If my memory hasn’t gone bad, a lot of those chariots were well designed and made. Many were designed for two and some for three warriors. Some had quick change wheels, maybe for blowouts.

The various Greek and Persian ones were particularly well designed.

[6SJ7]

"These vehicles appear to be the first mechanical systems which combine the use of kinematics, dynamics and lubrication principles," Rovetta said.

Translation: ♫ The wheels on the chariot go round and round. ♫

[bunkerhill7]

These are show-room toy models-not for actual usage

because a horse would very quickly destroy their puny construction with one kick-